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Picsel Technologies brings native PDF Viewing to future Windows Mobile-based Palm Treo smartphones

Glasgow, UK - 27th September 2005 - Picsel Technologies, a provider of solutions that enable intuitive interaction with rich content on small screen devices, today announced its Picsel PDF Viewer will be optimised for Palm, Inc.’s future line of Microsoft Windows Mobile-based Palm® Treo™ smartphones, the first of which is expected to be available to Verizon Wireless customers in early 2006.

Picsel PDF Viewer will allow Treo smartphone users to access full, native PDF documents directly from their handsets, without having to convert or reformat content.

Grant Ballantyne, Director of Commercial Operations at Picsel Technologies Ltd, said: "PDF Viewer will revolutionise the way PDF content is accessed on the move. Our applications are designed to maximise the effectiveness and usefulness of leading edge devices such as Palm Treo smartphones. We are delighted to be working with Palm and look forward to the future.”

Paul Leeper, Director of Developer Relations at Palm, Inc., said: "Picsel’s PDF Viewer is a remarkable application that will deliver a fantastic user experience on our upcoming line of Windows Mobile-based Treo smartphones. It is a smart, intuitive solution and a feature requested by many mobile workers.”

Picsel PDF Viewer is a lead application from Picsel's range of content enabling solutions, which deliver market leading content and rich experiences to any device. Reinforcing the company's position as the leading content enabler for mobile, Picsel's technology allows high-end multimedia functionality to be delivered across all phones and operating systems.

About Treo Smartphones

Palm Treo smartphones make it easier than ever for mobile professionals to stay connected. By combining a compact, full-featured mobile phone with email, an organiser, messaging and web access, Treo smartphones let users organise and simplify their business and personal lives all in one place. Yesterday’s announcement by Palm, Inc. and Microsoft Corp. can be found at Palm’s Press Room at http://www.palm.com/us/company/pr/